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3 sales on record
About Cranbrook Lodge
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cranbrook Lodge is a mid-terrace house in Benfleet (SS7 1RS). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Cranbrook Lodge, where floor areas span 39–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 62.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £237,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2021)
£237,500
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Kiln Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Cranbrook Lodge outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,567
Street avg £3,366
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Benfleet district page.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cranbrook Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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